JDLAStew

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1. Microbiology Spring 2007

   JDLAStew replied to BlessedMom's topic in Pre-Nursing

   It looks as though I'll pull a b in lab and lecture. I'm not happy since I was always an A student but I'll take it. Some of my classmates have failed completely. I had a 96 going into the final of lab. I got a c on my final which was 50% of grad...

2. Microbiology Spring 2007

   JDLAStew replied to BlessedMom's topic in Pre-Nursing

   My final is Tuesday---hope to learn what my unknown is soon...I'm nervous. Right now, I've got an 87.2 in the class without 2 take home tests and homework graded. I just want out!

3. Microbiology Spring 2007

   JDLAStew replied to BlessedMom's topic in Pre-Nursing

   BlessedMom--I am jealous! I still have 2 more weeks of micro and A&P2. And can I say, I stand in awe of you? Ha! I have only one rugrat (age 3) running around and that's plenty! I can't count the nights I'm up into the wee hours seeking out t...

4. Microbiology Spring 2007

   JDLAStew replied to BlessedMom's topic in Pre-Nursing

   This may be a totally stupid question but I'm doing my research paper for my micro final. I'm a little more positive that I have B. cereus and in case I'm wrong, it's only a 5 point mark off. Anyway, here's goes my stupid question. We have to "dis...

5. Both Micro and Human 2 (A&P2) this summer?

   JDLAStew replied to Kina21's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I'm doing both AP2 and Micro this semester. I don't know if you have kids but I have a 3 year old so I spend a lot of nights up late since it's the only good time for quiet time. My hubby goes to bed late too so by the time it's entirely quiet it's...

6. Microbiology Spring 2007

   JDLAStew replied to BlessedMom's topic in Pre-Nursing

   It doesn't look "swarming" yet the bacteria really grew in size on the plate. You can see my streaks then it really forms large colonies out from it. Very shiny and flat. It resembles b. cereus in the agar but with everything I do it looks like it...

7. Microbiology Spring 2007

   JDLAStew replied to BlessedMom's topic in Pre-Nursing

   one problem, we don't have e. aerogenes. and we can only do one more plate, mannitol salt. we are only allowed to do nutrient agar, emb, ma, and msa and 2 gram stains..and a catalase test. i was catalase positive. the only microbes we received were 1...

8. Microbiology Spring 2007

   JDLAStew replied to BlessedMom's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I thought I had this thing licked. Tonight, my gram stain looked Gram positive. At this point, all I have for sure are rods. My EMB turned out pinkish/purple with a yellow halo?!?!?! My MacConkey had a slight bit of pink growth were I started and...

9. Microbiology Spring 2007

   JDLAStew replied to BlessedMom's topic in Pre-Nursing

   After reading all about all your unknowns and whatnot, I feel bad for complaining! I should be grateful. Ours in 1 of 9 and no mixed cultures. After going through my notes and Akspudus', I'm pretty sure it's B. cereus....but of course I won't know...

10. Microbiology Spring 2007

    JDLAStew replied to BlessedMom's topic in Pre-Nursing

    We get to do nutrient agar, Eosin Methylene Blue, MacConkey agar, and Mannitol Salt. I believe we get to do catalase. Our unknowns could be 1 of 9 and based on colony morphology and the Gram stain, I know I've got one of the 2. My agar plate looks...

11. Microbiology Spring 2007

    JDLAStew replied to BlessedMom's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I've googled various things....no my teacher never looked at any of our slides even before we started. Her whole deal is pretty much teach yourself. After searching I think I've got it down to either one of the 2 bacillus species. The picture of b...

12. Microbiology Spring 2007

    JDLAStew replied to BlessedMom's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I jumped the gun. And I'm stuck and ready to cry...hard. Tonight my gram stain looked pink and some were purple! All I know is that it's a definite rod. It's between B.cereus, B.Subtilis, E.Coli, K.Pneumoniae, and P. Vulgaris. Those are the only rods...

13. Microbiology Spring 2007

    JDLAStew replied to BlessedMom's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I know I'm probably jumping the gun--we just started last night and we plated in agar at 37C and room temp and did one Gram stain. I'll get a little more clarity with each test. We're lucky cause we do get to use EMB, MSA, and MA to determine. I'm...

14. Microbiology Spring 2007

    JDLAStew replied to BlessedMom's topic in Pre-Nursing

    We started our unknowns tonight. The first agar plate I inoculated, I stabbed!!! I was freaking out! After doing the Gram stain, I'm almost 100% positive I have E. coli. I had some large, very pink rods.

15. For those of us on the weight loss thread...

    JDLAStew replied to JDLAStew's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I would love to be able to help...but I have no idea. LOL Maybe a mod or someone could help cause that is above my head.